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by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

La ballata di maggio
Language: Italian (Italiano) 
Our translations:  ENG
Maggio è tornato a noi,
Maggio è tornato a rallegrare i cuori,
Tutto vestito di novelli fiori,
E per dolce cantare ha un suo liuto.

O maggio ritornato, o maggio rifiorito,
Deh, com'è il tuo respiro aulente e fino!
A quel lene fiato, ogni fronda ha stormito,
Ed ogni filo d'erba ha fatto in chino.

Splenda il sole su te, maggio divino,
E prendi sua bellezza, e porgi a nuove spole,
In allegrezza, e fiori, e canti per lo tuo saluto.

Maggio è tornato a noi, etc.

Text Authorship:

  • by Anonymous / Unidentified Author [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Pietro Mascagni (1863 - 1945), "La ballata di maggio", 1917 [voice and piano], note: this melody was used later for "La canzone del sole" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English (Kyle Gee) , title 1: "The ballata of May", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: Kyle Gee

This text was added to the website: 2012-08-18
Line count: 12
Word count: 87

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